Last week of June 2018
ACDS Admission 2018 will be conducted on the basis of the NEET 2018 Exam conducted by CBSE. Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) was established by Army Welfare Education Society as a centre of excellence for Dental Education. It is a private un-aided and Non-Minority educational Institution. ACDS allows admission to the candidates on the basis of NEET 2018 Scores. ACDS Admission 2018 is only for the children of Army personnel and war widows. The candidates will get admission to the first year of the BDS degree course at Army Collge of Dental Science (ACDS), Secunderabad and B.Sc Nursing Admission at ACN Jalandhar and AIN Guwahati. B.Sc Nursing is only for admission to female candidates.
The Army College of Dental Sciences has three centres so the candidates can get admission in ACDS on any of the following centres:
Events | 2017 Dates | 2018 Dates (yet to be announced) |
ACDS Application Ends | 30 June 2017 | - |
ACDS Admission Based on NEET Exam | NEET Exam: 7 May 2017 | - |
ACDS Counselling | July/August 2017 | - |
Dependent children of serving army personnel, ex-army personnel and widows of the India Army are eligible for ACDS admissions. The eligibility criteria for BDS and B.Sc Nursing course is different. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria below.
For BDS
For B.Sc Nursing
The ACDS admission is done on the basis of NEET scores. The candidates who want to appear in NEET exam need to fill the NEET Application Form. However, the candidates also need to fill the ACDS application form in order to apply for the admission in Army College of Dental Science.
Candidates who want to apply in more than one institute must purchase separate application form for each. However, the filled application form for all the three institutions must be submitted to ACDS, Secunderabad.
Download Application Form
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The application form can be downloaded from the links given above and the filled up application form has to be accompanied by a demand draft. There is a common application form for admission to all the three institutes but the application fee is different.
The candidate has to attach the attested photocopies of the following documents.
Application form duly completed in all respects for all the three institutes should be sent to the following address along with all the documents listed above.
Principal, Army College of Dental Sciences,
ACDS Nagar, (Chennapur CRPF Road),
Jai Jawahar Nagar Post,
Secunderabad PIN- 500 087 (AP)
Candidates have to pay the given below application fee for the admission to the ACDS Application filling.
College | Application Fee | Demand Draft Details |
ACDS Secunderabad |
By Registered Post - Rs 800 |
Army College of Dental Sciences, payable at
Secunderabad/Hyderabad |
ACN Jalanadhar | Rs. 500 | In favour of ACN Jalandhar payable at Jalandhar |
AIN Guwahati | Rs. 500 | In favour of AIN Guwahati payable at Guwahati |
Army College of Dental Science, Secunderabad
First-year course fee for BDS in Army College of Dental Science (ACD)
Army Institute of Nursing, Guwahati
It is the total annual fees for B.Sc Nursing inclusive of hostel charges. In addition, the candidate will also have to pay Registration Fees and Migration Fees as per the university rules.
Army College of Nursing, Jalandhar
Total Annual Fee |
Rs. 69,300 |
Refundable security deposit |
Rs. 15,000 |
Admission Fee |
Rs. 4,000 |
University Registration Fee |
Rs. 4,000 |
ACDS Result of the merit Listed candidates will be declared on July 1st week 2018. Candidates can check results from one of following ways.
Successful candidates will also be intimated by post. However, it is advisable to keep a check on results. Counselling will commence from July 1st week 2018. Candidates will be called on the basis of their merit in NEET UG.
ACDS Counselling will be strictly be based n the merit of NEET 2018 Scores. Following documents in original are required to be produced by the candidate at the time of the counselling. The presence of the candidate is mandatory at the time of Counselling.
The ACDS admission will be done on the basis of NEET scores. NEET exam pattern is given in the detail below
There will be only one paper in NEET entrance exam, which will be conducted in Pen and Paper mode.
Duration of Exam: 3 hours
Total no. of Questions: 180 Multiple Choice Questions from the three subjects namely Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology). Four marks will be awarded for every correct response.
Negative Marking: For every incorrect response one mark will be deducted from the total score.
The Medium of Exam: From this year NEET question paper will be conducted in 8 languages that are Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
The questions would be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen provided by CBSE at centre only.
Subject | Number of Question | Marks |
Physics | 45 | 180 |
Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
Zoology | 45 | 180 |
Botany | 45 | 180 |
Total | 180 | 720 |
The NEET Exam Pattern is given above. There are four subjects in the NEET exam and each subject holds different topics. However, the candidates can get the detail syllabus of NEET by following the link below. Candidates are advised to go through the whole syllabus for each subject to prepare for the NEET exam
ACDS Nagar(Chennapur-CRPF Road),
Jai Jawaharnagar Post,
Secunderabad – 500 087
Phones :040-20080243, ; 27982939; 27982911
E-mail: army_c@ rediffmail.com
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